Pages: 9-10 (Soft Tissue Conditions & Other Conditions)

Question 1

Which of the following is associated with calcification of the medial collateral ligament?

a. ) Myositis ossificans
b. ) Osteochondritis dissecans
c. ) Pelligrini steida
d. ) Phleboliths

Answer 1

c.) Pelligrini steida

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with calcification of the muscle belly?

a. ) Myositis ossificans
b. ) Osteochondritis dissecans
c. ) Pelligrini steida
d. ) Phleboliths

Answer 2

a.) Myositis ossificans

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with calcifications within veins that are asymptomatic?

a. ) Myositis ossificans
b. ) Osteochondritis dissecans
c. ) Pelligrini steida
d. ) Phleboliths

Answer 3

d.) Phleboliths

Question 4

This is seen on a lateral view and indicates a Radial Head fx in Adults or a Supracondylar fx in Children?

Answer 4

Fat Pads (Elbow)

Question 5

What is the MC benign smooth muscle tumor in females?

Answer 5

Uterine fibroma (aka: Fibroid cyst/Leiomyoma)

Question 6

What is the most common location for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?

Answer 6

Distal to the Renal arteries

Question 7

Which of the following is calcified in Pelligrini Steida?

a. ) ACL
b. ) PCL
c. ) MCL
d. ) LCL

Answer 7

c.) MCL

Question 8

Myositis Ossificans is MC seen in which muscles?

Answer 8

• biceps

- quadriceps

Question 9

A normal abdominal aorta can measure up to _____ cm?

Answer 9

3.8 cm

Question 10

To be an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, the aorta must measure to _____ cm?

Answer 10

greater than 3.8 cm

Question 11

Which of the following has a pain referral to the inferior border of the right scapula (viscersomatic)?

a. ) Nephrolithiasis
b. ) Pancreatic lithiasis
c. ) Cholelithiasis
d. ) Bladder calculi

Answer 11

c.) Cholelithiasis

Question 12

Which of the following is associated with helping diagnosis Cholelithiasis?

a. ) McBurney’s point
b. ) Murphy’s signs
c. ) Rovsing’s sign
d. ) Turner’s sign

Answer 12

b.) Murphy’s signs

Question 13

Murphy’s signs is associated with which of the following?

a. ) point tenderness between ASIS and umbilicus
b. ) point tenderness under right inferior scapula
c. ) point tenderness under right costal margin
d. ) point tenderness under left costal margin

Answer 13

c.) point tenderness under right costal margin

Question 14

Which of the following is associated with the 9 F’s?

a. ) Nephrolithiasis
b. ) Pancreatic lithiasis
c. ) Cholelithiasis
d. ) Bladder calculi

Answer 14

c.) Cholelithiasis

Question 15

What is the MC gender and age associated with prostate calcification?

Answer 15

Males, greater than 50 y/o

Question 16

What is the MC location of prostate cancer metastasis?

Answer 16

Lumbar spine

Question 17

What labs are associated with Prostate CA?

Answer 17

• PSA

- Alkaline phosphatase

Question 18

Who should you refer a person with an AAA?

Answer 18

Vascular specialist at the ER

Question 19

What specialized imaging is best for AAA?

Answer 19

1. ) Doppler ultrasound - #1
2. ) Diagnostic ultrasound
3. ) Ultrasonogrpahy
4. ) CT - #2
5. ) MRA/Angiogram (Most specific) - #3

Question 20

What specialized imaging is best for Cholelithiasis?

Answer 20

1. ) Ultrasound

2. ) Cholecystogram

Question 21

What radiographic features are see with an AAA?

Answer 21

• Aortic dilation greater than 3.8 cm
• Curvilinear calcification
• Fusiform appearance

Question 22

Which of the following conditions seen on x-ray is associated with “Hair on End” appearance? (Pick 2)

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 22

b. ) Thalassemia

e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Question 23

Hyperparathyroidism is associated with an increase in _____ and _____?

Answer 23

alkaline phosphate

calcium

Question 24

Rickets can be caused by a deficiency in all of the following, except?

a. ) Vitamin D
b. ) Vitamin C
c. ) Calcium
d. ) Phosphorus

Answer 24

b.) Vitamin C

Question 25

This is an “early” sign of Osteopetrosis seen on x-ray?

Answer 25

“Bone within a Bone”

Question 26

This is an “late” sign of Osteopetrosis seen on x-ray?

Answer 26

“Sandwich Vertebrae”

Question 27

What is the MC gender and age associated with Hyperparathyroidism?

Answer 27

Females, 30-50

Question 28

Which of the following is associated with “H” shaped vertebra or “Lincoln Log” vertebra?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 28

e.) Sickle Cell anemia

Question 29

Which of the following is associated with widening of bone Epiphysis, known as “Erlenmeyer flask deformity”?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 29

b.) Thalassemia

Question 30

Which of the following is associated with an absent zone of provisional calcification, known as “Paintbrush metaphysis”?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 30

c.) Rickets

Question 31

Which of the following is associated with “Salt and Pepper” skull and “Rugger-Jersey” spine on x-ray?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 31

a.) Hyperparathyroidism

Question 32

Hyperparathyroidism causes over activity of the parathyroid gland, which causes an increase in _____ and a decrease in _____ within the blood.

Answer 32

increase = calcium
decrease = phosphorus

Question 33

What type of anemia is associated with Thalassemia?

a. ) Normocytic Normochromic
b. ) Macrocytic Normochromic
c. ) Macrocytic Hyperchromic
d. ) Microcytic Hypochromic

Answer 33

d.) Microcytic Hypochromic

Question 34

What type of anemia is associated with Sickle Cell Anemia?

a. ) Normocytic Normochromic
b. ) Macrocytic Normochromic
c. ) Macrocytic Hyperchromic
d. ) Microcytic Hypochromic

Answer 34

a.) Normocytic Normochromic

Question 35

Thalassemia is also known as?

Answer 35

• Cooley’s Anemia

- Mediterranean anemia

Question 36

Rickets is associated with muscle spasticity and weakness.

a. ) true
b. ) false

Answer 36

b.) false (muscle tenant and weakness)

Question 37

Which of the following is a hereditary condition characterized by the absence of bone marrow?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 37

d.) Osteopetrosis

Question 38

Which of the is associated with central geographic osteopenia in bones called “Brown Tumors” found primarily in the hand?

a. ) Hyperparathyroidism
b. ) Thalassemia
c. ) Rickets
d. ) Osteopetrosis
e. ) Sickle Cell anemia

Answer 38

a.) Hyperparathyroidism